Smoke Signals 19 NOVEMBER 15,2013 ' TVfnv 14 f?nnO; - added to the Walks of Flags area at the state Gapitol in Salem. ; -May 23; 2009: Spirit Mountain r Casino opens the Mountain View Sports Bar and Raindrops Night club. . v a mi m l 1 TTT i duly zuuy: ine irioe ana west Valley Fire District sigh an inter governmental agreement to build a fire station'in Grand Ronde. September 2009: A new base ball field, complete with' two dug outs, is constructed on the Tribal campus. . Oct. 2, 2009: The Oregon Fish and Wildhie Commission re adopts a rule granting ceremonial hunting rights to the Tribe across the Trask Hunting Unit. Nov. 2, 2009: Completion of the Grand Ronde Road improvement project is marked by a ribbon cutting ceremony. Nov. 6, 2009: The Tribe pur chases a new 20,000-square-foot building at 4445 S.W. Barbur Blvd. in which to house the Port Ian H satellite office '. January 2010: Community Fund joins t acebook, the increasingly popular social media site. February 2010: The Tribe receives a $325,000. Indian Com munity Development Block Grant to double the size of the Tribal Library. February 2010: Tribal staff move into the new Portland satel lite office on Barbur Boulevard. March'3, 2010: For the first imi pvpr thp Trihfi rfilfihrates employees who have reached their 25th year of employment with the Tribe. . June 14, 2010: A Tribal contin gent celebrates the 10th anniver sary of the Tribe's agreemenfrwith the American Museum of Natural History in New York City by hold ing a ceremony with Tomanowos. June 25, 2010: Grand opening ; of the Grand Ronde Fire Station at McPherson and Grand Ronde roads is celebrated. r 1 ' ir.' 1,5 Sept. 8, 2010: Spirit Mountain Community Fund surpasses the $50 million mark in charitable giving.' Sept. 17, 2010: Grand opening of the new Tribal plankhouse. October 2010: The Tribe estab lishes Twitter and Facebook social media accounts. Dec. 9, 2010: An open house celebrates the 4,000-square-foot expansion of the Tribal Health and Wellness Center. , Jan. 19, 2011: The Tribe be comes a three-year sponsor of the Portland Rose Festival's Grand Floral Parade. Tribal flas nrfi o- Spirit Mountain Jan. 30. 2011: "Achaf'-hammi." puya word meaning "a house built of cedar planks." May 2011: The buy the soon-to-be vacated middle school facility in Grand Ronde from the Willamina School Dis- trict. ! ' June 2, 2011: An open house celebrates the expansion of the Tribal Library. July 2011: After a two-year hia- tus because ot dithcult economic times, Spirit Mountain Stam pede returns to the Tribal Rodeo Grounds. fipnt. 1 fl. 201 1 ! wfv. w, a memorandum with the Bureau V i ttw ksi Aicdk. imvr wwv .w w rtv nw nedhm iv'Mi-rtvftxtl awl fern -oiK. iinwnwnn nrnAaWh rK ivr rt- mp.&tiv A .fa'iWhr iv1.-i Tfifci html Vv:nrk hNjiI regarding the management plan for Table Rocks. Sept. 23, 2011: The Tribe holds its first-ever Tribal Government Day with the city of Portland. 'Dec; 7, 2011: Spirit Mountain Community Fund tops $55 million in charitable giving.'-' - Dec. 16, 2011: The Tribe holds" its first Salmon Celebration. March 4, 2012: The Tribe cel ebrates the release of a new Chi nuk Wawa dictionary, "Chinuk Wawa:. As our elders teach us to - May 11, 2012: Spirit Mountain Community Fund celebrates its 15th anniversary. July 11, 2012: The city of Port land formalizes coordination and consultation with Tribal govern ments. Nov. 6, 2012: Oregonians reject two measures that would have amended the state Constitution to allow private casinos and would have specifically approved one in Wood Village. Nov. 16, 2012: Alvin LaChance Jr. and Jake McKnight are sworn in as the first two members of the Grand Ronde Police Department. . Nov. 27, 2012: Two charging stations for electric cars become The Tribal nlank-i a Tualatin-Kala- Tribe agrees to Thf THhfi SICrnS . o of understanding of Land Manage- v 4 j operational at the Grand Ronde Dec. 26. 2012: Rail Depot is named to the Na tional Register of Historic Places. Feb. 11, 2013: The Tribe be- comes a minority owner of SAM Medical Products in Wilsonville. April 11, 2013: The Tribe mounts the exhibit 4"We Were Here First ... And We're Here to Stay!" at the Willamette Heritage Center at The Mill in Salem. April 2013: The Tribe begins an enrollment audit rollment is historically accurate. Anril 2013: The Lands Man agement and Cultural Resources rlDnartmanfc oro utjymwuvJiio uiw iuvijjvw entity, the new Land and Culture Department. ill. TJ l I'M !' : r s Chinuk Wawa ' kakwM nsayka ulmaii-lilixam task mu!ik-k,mlaks nsyk ; Photo from Smoke Signals archive ficers were sworn in to the Grand Ronde Police Department. : May 6, 2013: The Tribe held a First Salmon Ceremony at the McLean House in West Linn, :;k marking the first time in 130 years Tribal members held such a ceremony on the banks of the Willamette River. ; , May 2013: The first Tribal stu dents graduated Willamina High School with both high school and college credit for learning their Native language, Chinuk Wawa. May 29, 2013: Mindy Lane is sworn in as the first female mem- ,ber of the Grand Ronde Police Department. June 2013: The Tribe acquires the 338-acre Chahalpam prop erty on the North Santiam River southeast of Salem in Marion County and just downstream from Stayton. June 9, 2013: The Tribe hosted the first-ever four-day Veter ans' Summit at Uyxat Powwow Qrounds. Sept. 25-29, 2013: For the first time in more than 100 years, a Coming of Age Ceremony is held for Tribal girls. Nov. 22-23, 2013: The Tribe eel- The Grand Ronde to ensure its en- mor(TOf infn -fasf 'iJ''X 7.11-